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by surgical_fire 523 days ago
A lot of people actually despise living in major cities. I was born in one, a huge metropolis, and lived in it for the most of my life. For a long time I was forced to live there, because the jobs were there too.

In may ways, the pandemic was a blessing for me. Remote work allowed me to move to a small city, closer to a rural area. If depends solely on my desire, I will never again live in a major city.
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bdangubic 523 days ago
I am not sure if “a lot” is correct assessment. I live in urban area and most of my friends have either been fully remote before C19 or after. no one wants to move anywhere even though we could all live wherever. urban areas have numerous other advantages besides better job markets, especially if you have kids. schools, sports, theatre, etc etc.
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surgical_fire 523 days ago
If we qre exchanging anecdotes, I do know plenty of people that either moved out to the countryside, or would be willing to move if they were sure they could work remote indefinitely.

I'd even say that having kids is one major factor in wanting to move out of big cities.

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